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Rio de Janeiro wins bid to host 2016 Summer Olympic games
By Christopher Hein
October 2, 2009 - 3:33pm
Rio de Janeiro beat out Chicago, Tokyo, and even Chicago to win the bid for the 2016 summer games. Chicago was eliminated in the first round of voting.

For the first time ever, South America will host its first ever Olympic games.  This afternoon, Rio de Janeiro was announced as the hosting site for the 2016 Summer Olympics. 


According to Espn.com, nearly 50,000 people erupted in a celebration after Rio was announced the winner. 


There were three rounds of voting that took place to decide the winner.  Surprisingly, Chicago was eliminated in the first round leaving Madrid, Tokyo, and Rio in the race for...